Renewables meet 62% of Portugal's electricity consumption in first 10 months, REN says

By Public Technologies10:14 (UTC), 3 November 2026 Updated

Renewables supplied 62% of Portugal's electricity consumption in the first ten months of the year.
Net electricity imports accounted for a record 24% of consumption for the period.
Electricity consumption rose 3% year over year, or 2.5% adjusted for temperature and working days.
In October, renewables covered 47% of electricity consumption; net imports supplied 40%.
Natural gas consumption fell 20.5% year over year in October, bringing the ten-month decline to 1.8%.

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